HIGH-VOLUME · MALE-LED
finasteride Side Effects
finasteride (also sold as Proscar, Propecia) is HIGH-VOLUME in this FAERS book #128 of 524 by FAERS report count. Signature opener: MALE-LED - 3% of sex-coded reports are female (1,461 F / 50,208 M).
Data updated 2026-05-15
- 56,567
- FAERS reports
FAERS voluntary reports, 2003 to 2025. High volume tracks exposure and reporting culture; see methodology for de-dup rules.
finasteride reporting skew - 3% of sex-coded reports are female (1,461 F / 50,208 M). Volume band HIGH-VOLUME #128 of 524 by FAERS report count; caseload CASELOAD.
High-report extract for finasteride (Proscar): 56,567 FAERS rows (2003-2025). Top named reactions: FATIGUE, ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION, DEPRESSION. Outcome stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · MALE-LED. FAERS is voluntary signal detection, not incidence.
Counts from the openFDA FAERS extract (2003–2025). Stamps CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · MALE-LED.
FATIGUE leads 3,949 of 56,567 reports
MALE-LED reporters · age peak 75+
Male-led reporters (97% of sex-coded rows)
Age peak 75+ (14,854 reports)
FAERS filings rising toward 2025
Reactions in Death Reports
Death-mentioned subset is HEAVY here (4,908 reports, 8.7%). Top co-reported reactions in that subset - voluntary, not causal.
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| DEATH | 2,163 |
| COMPLETED SUICIDE | 330 |
| PNEUMONIA | 301 |
| FALL | 226 |
| ASTHENIA | 211 |
| DYSPNOEA | 209 |
| FATIGUE | 207 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 190 |
| SEPSIS | 153 |
| RENAL FAILURE | 151 |
| ANAEMIA | 143 |
| ANXIETY | 139 |
| DEPRESSION | 132 |
| RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 132 |
| CARDIAC ARREST | 129 |
| DIARRHOEA | 129 |
| CONFUSIONAL STATE | 127 |
| MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 120 |
| CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE | 113 |
Reactions in Hospitalization Reports
Hospitalization mid-share (15,491, 27.4%). Co-reported reactions:
| Reaction | Reports |
|---|---|
| FALL | 1,103 |
| DYSPNOEA | 1,095 |
| FATIGUE | 1,025 |
| PNEUMONIA | 1,018 |
| ASTHENIA | 849 |
| DIZZINESS | 813 |
| DIARRHOEA | 783 |
| DEPRESSION | 716 |
| ANXIETY | 691 |
| HYPOTENSION | 612 |
| ATRIAL FIBRILLATION | 573 |
| ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION | 572 |
| ANAEMIA | 566 |
| NAUSEA | 538 |
| ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY | 536 |
| URINARY TRACT INFECTION | 534 |
| PAIN | 524 |
| INSOMNIA | 508 |
| WEIGHT DECREASED | 478 |
How to read finasteride FAERS figures (CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID)
FAERS holds 56,567 voluntary reports linked to finasteride (Proscar, Propecia), 2003-2025. Death is listed on 4,908 (8.7%). Hospitalization appears on 15,491 (27.4%). Top co-reported indication: Product Used For Unknown Indication.
CASELOAD books overweight common drugs and loud reporting cultures; MALE-LED is the page opener, not a per-patient risk.
Read with finasteride
Peers ranked by ABS(total_reports), then an ABS(death_share) pole; guide hop follows DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID stamps.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 55,963 FAERS cases (Δ 604 lighter vs finasteride); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · MALE-LED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 55,835 FAERS cases (Δ 732 lighter vs finasteride); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · FEMALE-LED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · MALE-LED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 55,714 FAERS cases (Δ 853 lighter vs finasteride); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · MALE-LED.
ABS(total_reports) peer at 55,549 FAERS cases (Δ 1,018 lighter vs finasteride); DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-HEAVY · SEX-BALANCED vs this page's CASELOAD · DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID · MALE-LED.
ABS(death_share) pole at 62.1% death-mentioned reports (Δ 53.4 pp vs finasteride's DEATH-HEAVY): CASELOAD · HOSP-MID.
finasteride stamps DEATH-HEAVY · HOSP-MID; FAERS outcome shares are signal-detection rates, not incidence. Read them next to caseload CASELOAD and the label guide.